Elizabethtown College
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Name History:
| Elizabethtown College | 1899-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1928 | ||
| 1929 | No Team | |
| 1930 | 2-6 | Kenneth H. Mateer |
| 1931 | 3-5 | Kenneth H. Mateer |
| 1932 | 2-4 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1933 | ||
| 1934 | 1-10 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1935 | 2-9 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1936 | 8-2 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1937 | 9-1 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1938 | 8-4-1 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1939 | 6-7 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1940 | 6-6 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1941 | 10-4 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1942-44 No Team | ||
| 1945 | 3-7 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1946 | 3-7 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1947 | 6-8 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1948 | 8-6 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1949 | 7-9 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1950 | 5-12 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1951 | 11-8 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1952 | 5-8 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1953 | 9-5 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1954 | 6-8-1 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1955 | 11-6 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1956 | 10-7 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1957 | 14-6 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1958 | 10-6-1 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1959 | 14-4 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1960 | 10-7 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1961 | 12-6 | Ira R. Herr |
| 1962 | 13-5 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1963 | 11-9 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1964 | 13-5 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1965 | 8-9 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1966 | 8-8 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1967 | 7-10 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1968 | 16-6 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1969 | 13-7 | John M. Tulley |
| 1970 | 10-9 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1971 | 15-4 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1972 | 14-4 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1973 | 9-11 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1974 | 15-5 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1975 | 18-5 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1976 | 17-7 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1977 | 3-14-1 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1978 | 13-8 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1979 | 12-6 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1980 | 8-14 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1981 | 10-16 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1982 | 18-11 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1983 | 22-16 | Owen L. Wright |
| 1984 | 23-16 | Roger E. Hall |
| 1985 | 19-16 | Roger E. Hall |
| 1986 | 14-17 | Roger E. Hall |
| 1987 | 22-17 | Roger E. Hall |
| 1988 | 31-7 | John Gergic |
| 1989 | 20-12 | John Gergic |
| 1990 | 21-11 | John Gergic |
| 1991 | 26-9-1 | John Gergic |
| 1992 | 22-10-1 | John Gergic |
| 1993 | 26-7 | John Gergic |
| 1994 | 33-11 | John Gergic |
| 1995 | 28-11-1 | John Gergic |
| 1996 | 21-17 | John Gergic |
| 1997 | 22-11 | Gary Pritchard |
| 1998 | 12-22-1 | Gary Pritchard |
| 1999 | 27-11 | Gary Pritchard |
| 2000 | 26-14 | Matthew S. Jones |
| 2001 | 19-19 | Matthew S. Jones |
| 2002 | 18-23 | Matthew S. Jones |
| 2003 | 21-14 | Matthew S. Jones |
| 2004 | 19-20 | Matthew S. Jones |
| 2005 | 19-20-1 | Matthew S. Jones |
| 2006 | 26-16-1 | Matthew S. Jones |
| 2007 | 23-18 | H. Clifford Smith |
| 2008 | 26-12 | H. Clifford Smith |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Nelson B. Chittum | Harrisonburg, VA | 1952-53 | 8/17/1958 |
| bold | member of Elizabethtown Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Middle Atlantic Conference | 1958-99 |
| Commonwealth Conference | 2000-date |
Highlights:
James M. Tennant (DB 9/28/1929), Henry E. (Gene) Garber (DB 6/17/1969) attended
Middle Atlantic Conference (College Division, Northern) champion 1964…Middle Atlantic Conference (Northern Division, West Section) champion 1975-76, 1979…Middle Atlantic Conference (Commonwealth League) champion 1997, 1999…Middle Atlantic Conference tournament champion 1975, 1988, 1993, 1997…Commonwealth Conference champion 2000, 2003…Commonwealth Conference tournament champion 2001, 2006
Division III All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1995 | Gary Yeager (ABCA) |
